Algebra I Recipe: Operations With Radicals
By G Redden
- Simplify each radical.
- Combine those terms having the exact same radicals.
- Combine the coefficients – (the numbers or terms in front of the radical).
- The like radical doesn’t change.
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- Multiply the terms that are on the outside of the radicals.
- Multiply the terms that are on the inside of the radicals. The product should remain under a radical.
- Simplify the radical.
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